Science fiction Some might say that science fiction is only a kind of modern fairy-tale, providing escapist fantasies, a long way from reality. Others say that science fiction is a tremendous vehicle for ideas - social, political, religious, philosophical, psychological, and so on - all of which relate to the human condition. Brian Aldiss, in his history of science fiction, argued that "science fiction is the search for a defenition of humanity and its status in the universe which will stand in our advanced but confused state of knowledge". What do you think about it?